janine? >> they told me they had been trying to contact the elderly couple by cell phone, so far they have not been able to locate them. he did get out safely and as you can see his home is completely destroyed. the fire started at 2:00 a.m. in north fair oaks and flames were 30 feet high and flames were billowing. homes are so close together here and they were worried about the fire spreading. no other structures caught fire and police helped us but nobody can locate them. neighbors say elderly couple's car is still parked in the car port which is still causing concern. >> right now we are trying to contact the parents. and we are doing everything we can to contact them. and then we have investigators on on the scene and we will look to see if there is anybody inside the residence. >> firefighters did enter the gutted home earlier this morning and they said it was just too shaky so they backed out to if they this doing, much firefighters may have been cooking when the fire started and they b

reporting live from sunnyvale, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, janine. >>> we also have an update on a story we first reported yesterday morning about a north bay teenager killed in a car crash. last night, classmates and teachers at rancho cotate held this candlelight vigil for 17- year-old ashley carlson. she died tuesday in a car crash. she was a high school senior and the mourners called this memorial her graduation. >> she was willing to help everybody. she had a giggle that would light up the room and a smile that went with it. >> the chp says excessive speed was the main factor in that rollover crash. carlson's best friend, 18-year- old ashley kellogg was driving the car. she suffered minor injuries. an 18-year-old male passenger in the back seat suffered major but non-life-threatening injuries. here is a look at who is most at risk from deadly car accidents. recent stats show the death rate among male drivers and passengers age 16 to 19 are twice as high as that of females. the centers for disease and control says the risk also goes up when teenagers drive o

fire season, janine? and that's because it happened here at this homeless encampment known as the jungle and the fire was spotted by 3:00 3:00 a.m. she was fighting and the fires way made and they say it started by somebody cooking with propane and should not have done that because of the drought. they are ahead of normal and the dry weather could keep firefighters busy. >> it is helping things to dry out quicker. >> reporter: fire season officially started a week alan yesterday they were called to at least 9 vegetation fires in the middle of it, people are advised to remove dry fresh. reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> the third body of the hot air balloon explosion has been found jimmy doyle caught fire and both were working at the university and the pilot was that third person on board. witnesses reported seeing the explosion separating the basket from the balloon. >> you can hear them screaming, police help us, oh, my g-d, we are going to die. >> doyle wrote they were su

reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. >>> santa clara county prosecutors are blaming human error for a mixup at the county's crime lab. a crime lab technician used the wrong chemical to do preliminary tests for methamphetamine. the mixup involved 2500 blood samples. retesting turned up only seven false positives. prosecutors say the mistake will only have a limited effect on those drug cases. >>> the man considered a person of interest in the disappearance of his 21-month- old daughter is dead. according to family members, john webb committed suicide at his oakland home last week. his daughter daphne was reported missing last july when webb said he she was taken from his car while he quickly ran into a market. his suicide leaves a geaping hole in this -- gaving hole in this situation -- gaping hole in this investigation. >> it's like time stopped. what? are you kidding? my first question, did he leave a note and say anything about daphne? no, he did not. >> webb was briefly jailed on suspicion of child endangerment after telling po

reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. >>> concord police are trying to find a teenager who has been groping women along a popular trail. they say he's attacked three women since march along a walking trail along ig nare yovalley and cal road. he runs up from behind, gropes the women over their clothes and runs off. one woman says she feels safe because she walks with her dog. >> i will still walk my dog. i feel pretty safe here. i see the security quads. having a dog makes a difference, especially my dog is pretty protective. >> police released this sketch of the teenager. they say he's asian or latino, in his early to late teens, about 5'6" with a thin to average blild build and short, black hair. >>> sheriff's deputies arrested a car thief. the sheriff's office said at about 10:45 deputies were chasing a man in a stolen car. at one point, the driver got out of car and started running. one of the dupes fired a -- deputies fired a shot but nobody was hit. the suspected car thief ran through a house and jumped fences before anyone was

reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. >>> hayward police say an argument led to two men getting shot this morning in front of a home. the shooting happened before 5:30 a.m. at a home on cooper and huntwood in hayward. police three people were arguing -- police say three people were arguing. one opened a gun and started to fire. several people living nearby say they heard at least ten gunshots. it remains unclear the extent of their injuries. the gunman is still on the loose. police are asking for any witnesses to give them a call. >>> the weather has made a drastic change. one week ago, we were talking about record heat. live pictures of the conditions over the bay, toward the bay bridge, earlier some part, of the bay area even experienced a few sprinkles. ktvu's rosemary oroscoe is here with what we can expect for the rest of the day. good afternoon, rosemary. >> yes, good afternoon. a couple of interesting days. we'll continue with this, at least through our afternoon. and let's get to the radar. take a look at this system here rig

janine de license -- casino's license, janine de la vega, cut. >>> in addition to the san diego fire we mentioned, firefighters still battling other fires in southern california including one that got dangerously close to an up scale community. >>> and it's being called a crisis. some experts say prescription painkillers are serving as a gateway drug to heroin. what the federal government is doing to provide to prevent opiate abuse. >>> in richmond, police are investigating a deadly crash that caused a power outage. it happened at 9:30 last night on the richmond parkway near west mcdonald avenue. people say it appears a number of cars were racing. the woman behind the wheel was killed. >> this person that came out of the camaro screamed loud, i killed her! i killed her! >> the deadly crash caused a power outage that at one point affected homes and businesses. power has been restored to all but a handful of customers. >>> a uc berkeley is under arrest after he was caught peeping allegedly for peeking at resident hall showers. the student identified as jason doe was reportedly arrested

ktvu janine de la vega is at cunningham park where it is set to get underway shortly, janine? >> reporter: and it is day 3 and starts near the raging water supply but you can see they have the archway and they have the white tent set up for the various booths 16 world class teams are competing which takes them in a tour defrance course. yesterday there was a time trial in folsom with bradley wiggins and today the cyclists will ride in the queen stage as the most difficult. the they will then descend and skirt the east side of livermore and go up 3300 feet of mt. diablo to where the finish line is. it will lineup throughout the course cheering on the competitors, some follow- through the tour which stands over 8 days through the scenic highways and coastlines. san jose is the only bay area always brings lots from the tour as the morning goes on and the actual start time is 10:00 a.m. this morning. janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> yes, the race kicks off, 10:45 in san jose, many riders are expected 2:45 steve paulson said it will be at least 70 degrees and the

good morning janine. >> reporter: good morning, dave.rotestors are on charter buses right now traveling 350 miles from antelope valley to san jose. they don't want the man known as the pillow case rapist to live in their community. hundreds of letters and e-mail have been collected and all will be presented to a judge here later this morning at the courthouse. seral rapist christopher hubbard was convicted of raping and assaulting 40 women between 1971 to 1982 including here in the bay area. he's been in a state mental hospital since his release from prison in 1996. this morning agog in santa clara county will hold a hearing to determine if he will be released in unincorporated palm dale. that plan has sparked outrage among people who live in the community. they have organized a facebook page and they have urged people to come to the bay area to tell the judge hubbard is not wanted and to keep looking for another city to relocate him to. the l.a. district attorney and politicians from the area have announced the decision. one said that a

reporting live from moegen hill, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news -- morganhill, janine de la vegavu channel 2 news. >>> 77-year-old aerobatic pilot, eddie andreini, died while attempting a maneuver during the show. now the response time by emergency crews is being questioned after witnesses say it took about five minutes for them to reach the crash site. we're learning more about the pilot killed. alex savidge is in half moon bay where the pilot lived. you've been talking to people who say he had been flying for most of his life. >> reporter: well, really, a sense of sadness for many in half moon bay. this veteran pilot has several planes parked here at the half moon bay airport. this is also where his airshow business is based. 77-year-old eddie andreini performed at events all around the country. yesterday, he was performing here in the bay area at travis air force base during the "thunder over solano" event. his plane was upside down and flying low when it hit the tarmac and skidded in front of a stunned crowd. the plane burst into flames with eddie andreini still inside it. he

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> thanks janine. students at uc berkeley are planning on holding a victim tomorrow near the campus. people are being cold and one question that is on everybody's mind is could this have been prevented. he sent out a warning shortly before his rampage. one who works for schools and looks through computers looking for key words and then has people evaluate whether it might be a legitimate threat. >> no single parent or guardian can filter through all of the information that is out there in an effective manner. >> they tried to get help for the students and in this case, his family was alerted and they did try to upper but just last week, they promised to put the matter before voters if the board does not approve a program by this summer. >>> they are still searching for it, and one person was killed, two others were hurt, this happened in the bay view district. evidence markers and crime tape occurred where the shooting occurred. the drive by opened fire hitting two people in a hail of bullets. the thir

the victims, janine?the family is frightened but her glad it didn't go to their home and they went up in flames and they can see the left over and the mess left behind and both of of those were towed in the last half hour. the vandals were caught on security cameras at 2:15 crouching at this home near quinby and capital expressway. he then takes out the gas and douse is the car and sets it on fire and then it woke the family and by then it spread to another car parked in the driveway. >> they are good people and they are harmless and hopefully they will get caught. >> you feared for your life? >> yes, i did and -- they are heartless people. >> you feared for your life? >> yes, i did. >> in april his cameras caught somebody slashing the tires of his acura and running away and then in the middle of may somebody threw a gallon of paint on his car. he doesn't know why this is happening. none of his neighbors are being targeted but firefighters were out here, police are also handling this and they will send so

de la vega joins us from there and you spoke to the family janine. >> yes, the family is in shock, people have been coming in all morning grieving with them and what makes it more difficult is the shooting happened right outside their home. >> he was a loving father and husband. >> you can't lose this pain for life. you can't get him back, his dad is not coming home, his mom will not be able to hug him anymore, we will not be able to see him anymore, he is gone. >> relatives say he left the house with his aunt to get gas for the car and they say gunfire erupted as they were returning. >> somebody with a honda came by and shot through his vehicle and he got out of the car and that is when he collapsed and they put him back in the car and rushed him to regional. >> copas died early this morning, he was 25, police arrived on scene and combed the neighborhood looking for evidence and witnesses. >> i heard a gun shot, i heard a car kind of you know skirting off to the side and then behind us and then i hear a man and woman off in the distance kind of like yelling. >> police spoke to friends an

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. >>> oakland police are investigating a shooting on a busy north oakland street that sent a man to the hospital. it happened around 8:20 this morning near west macarthur boulevard and broadway. that's near the west wind lodge. police blocked off the area for more than an hour to investigate. police found the man and say he was suffering from at least one gunshot wound. his condition is not yet known. police have not made any arrests or disclosed a possible motive for the shooting. >>> the alameda county coroner has identified a man who kell from a steep rock in the berkeley hills as 22-year-old low ren so trujillo of concord -- lorenzo trujillo. investigators believe he tumbled 100 feet to his death. his body was discovered yesterday by a hiker. another person died in the same way nearly a year and a half ago. >>> we are hearing this afternoon from a santa rosa mother accused of assaulting one of her daughter's classmates on their elementary school campus. the mother believed the boy was bullying her daughter. ktvu's alex s

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. >>> we will be streaming president obama'sentire speech this morning. it's scheduled to start at 9:55 but we will have coverage before that. you access that live stream from our website, ktvu.com as well as our ktvu app. you can also follow us on twitter and facebook for a link to the live stream. >>> uc berkeley may soon host one of the world's best-known tleets this summer. later -- athletes this summer. later this morning, the school will announce what it is calling a major international stadium event at the innovative memorial stadium. speculation is it will be a soccer team involving real madrid. the biggest star may possibly miss the game because of the world cup which starts next month. it wraps up in midjuly. >>> with the -- let's go to sal now, let's see what's happening on the roads and the rest of the friday morning commute. >> reporter: it was doing well. and now -- just as i mentioned -- can you hear me? >> yes. >> just as i mentioned traffic is not doing well. we have a problem on the san mateo bridge westbound 9

janine de la vega is there now with more on why this family thinks they were targeted. janine? >> reporter: yes, the man who lives here says he is being targeted and he wants it to stop. he was very emotional and upset. as you can see in the driveway all that's left is the soot. two cars that were sitting there were towed away because they are destroyed. you can see the palm trees that are scorched because they caught fire. now, this all started at about 2:15 this morning at the home on san point drive near capitol expressway and quinnby. vandals were caught on cameras creeping up behind the trees at the home. one of them takes out a can and starts to douse the acura with fluid and lights it on fire. soon after the flames start. the car's owner said his daughter heard popping noises and woke the family up. by then, the fire had spread to the other car parked in the driveway. firefighters rushed to the scene and put on the the fire. tran is afraid because he said this is the third time his car was vandalized in the last month and a half. >> for someone to do this continuously, t

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, janine. >>> several cooling centers are open around the bay area for residents to find relief from the heat. already there are more than a dozen locations in contra costa county as well as 13 centers in santa clara county. for a list of information about cooling centers and the dangers of excessive heat, go to ktvu.com and look under web links. >> you can get weather information any time with the ktvu weather app. it's available for download to your apple or android device. >>> we have developing news now, a television station near baltimore has been evacuated after a man rammed a vehicle into the station and it's believed that he has barricaded himself inside that building. police reportedly found weapons inside the vehicle and there are concerns the man may be armed. in a tweet, a station employee says the man was heard chanting, i'm god before crashing the vehicle into the building. the station says all employees evacuated safely and have been accounted for. >>> right no

janine de la vega is live in san jose with the claims that both patients and doctors don't really know the real dakers of these drugs -- dangers of these drugs. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: these are serious accusations being thrown at five big pharmaceutical companies. they say that specific pain medication is leading to drug abuse, not just here in santa clara county but across the state and it needs to stop. the santa clara county council and the orange county district attorney's office filed a lawsuit in state superior court yesterday. they say over the past two decades, a handful of big pharmaceutical companies have been pedaling the benefits of prescription painkillers such as oxycodone and percoset. the claim alleges the drugmakers are profiting but there's no scientific evidence that these are effective for treating long-term cancer pain. the county county discussed the lawsuit and talked about the problems they've seen here in santa clara county. >> we've seen increases in overdose deaths. we've seen babies born with opiate withdrawal and crime associated with opiate a

reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. >>> 7:06. you may recall last month a homeless man was charged with starting this fire that destroyed a former san jose television station. as many as 30 homeless people were believed to occupy the vacant building. at first, there were concerns someone may have been killed in that fire. but a painstaking search of the debris found no evidence of human remains. the building has been turned over to the city of san jose for demolition. >>> it was a real close call for a baby in concord. a baby's in the hospital this morning after almost drowning yesterday in a backyard pool. ktvu's alex savidge joining us livl now with those -- live now with those details and the important safety tips for parents as we begin with a week with very hot temperatures. >> reporter: this close call for a family here in concord should serve as a remainder to other parents to keep a close eye on their kids around water, especially with the weather warming up. it's a perfect time to hang out by the pool. in this case, a 1-

that's where ktvu's janine de la vega is live and janine, you have spoken to mr.his morning. any clues where the money will be? >> reporter: you know, i've been sworn to secrecy. he did tell me that he's going to be dropping cash in numerous locations, possibly four or five. he just tweeted out, i want to say within the last seven seconds and said, first ever san jose drop across from where the sea creatures play, a dog pees in the fall. it's a picture of a fire hydrant. that's the clue he left to everybody. he will be leaving them at random locations throughout the day in san jose. this man known as hidden cash has been leaving $50 to $100 bills stuffed in envelopes in the san francisco bay area for the past several days. he told ktvu he made a fortune in real estate and wants to give some of his money away. it's also part of a social experiment. hidden cash says he has fun doing the treasure hunts for people. yesterday, he left clues on twitter and had people running to pier 39, lombard and the palace of fine arts. he's also used obscure locations like taping en

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. >>> outside of the store where the president delivered his remarks, dozens of protesters demanded an increase in the minimum wage. [chanting] >> starting at 8:30 this morning, workers marched from a nearby safeway to a strip mall into the walmart parking lot. one woman thoeld us that she makes -- told us she makes $12 an hour but walmart will only give her 24 hours a week. it's not enough to survive. >> we voted for president obama. i mean, that's my president. for him to be here representing walmart, giving them a prize for being green, when their biggest resource is their associates and they are not respecting us, they are not giving us a living wage. >> and a fund-raiser -- at a fund-raiser, president obama said when it comes to minimum wage, the reason we have gridlock, you have another party that's been captured. to view the president's speech go to ktvu.com and look under hot topics. >>> new at noon, a car smashed through the front window of an apple store in berkeley

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janine. >> reporter: pam, this was a bold crime.s man pulled out his gun in public at two shopping centers. one of them was at this strip mall. the man hit this subway and again this is a very popular center that has a walmart and a mcdonalds. now let's take a look at the picture of the suspect. he's a white man in his 20s with a slim build. he has a mohawk hair style and tattoo on his right wrist. he walked up to a woman in the parking lot and pull pulled out a shotgun. he demanded her purse, she refused and she drove away. ape then he walked into a subway with a shotgun. he threatened the employees, robbeds restaurant and left. employees are reacting with surprise because they feel morgan hill is a safe and low crime area. >> he was walking and he had a shot down, wow. that is crazy. >> does it make you feel like you will be on the lookout more? >> definitely on the lookout more. yeah. >> the suspect was last seen wearing a black punisher t- shirt, green shorts, and black and white shoes. his vehicle is described as a white four-d

good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. it's incredibly sad for this mobile home park community. neighbors say three people lived inside this mobile home but only one escaped alive. the task force is here. you can see them there sifting through the debris to figure out how this started. twisted metal and charred wood are heaped in the pile of rubble close to the entrance of this mobile home park on borregas avenue. a fire ripped through the home. firefighters discovered the body of a man, a woman and a cat. >> we don't have the identities on the people. but we suspect it could be the parents. >> reporter: a man in his 50s lived her with his mother and her boyfriend. police got him out safe at 2:00 a.m. surrounding neighbors were evacuated as firefighters worked to put out flames. >> it went up so fast. >> reporter: police interviewed the son. there was problems communicating because neighbors say he has a mental disability. the red cross was brought in to help. once daylight service and firefighters started to remove degree

ktvu janine de la vega is outside that garage right now.ew video of that mountain lion just moments after television captured. >> reporter: good morning. yeah imagine having a 110-pound mountain lion just roaming around residential neighborhood. that is what people live here on california street were dealing with last night. police told them to stay inside, that didn't happen. a lot of people were out here still watching. authorities were able to get the situation under control partly because the mountain lion cornered itself in a parking lot. now let's go to new video that we do have of the large cat after it was tranquilized. the mountain lion was first spotted at 2:30 yesterday afternoon when people called police after they spotted it jumping over a fence. it then traveled down to california street and made its way into a parking garage of a condo complex. you can see it hiding underneath a car there with its eyes peering out. there was a heavy police presence. they set up a perimeter. finally a warden from the department of fish and gam

the are question we are told that gentleman told -- whether those fires could have been started, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> meantime police in haven't -- haven't -- danville, here is more from the area in less than a week. good a good morning, and we do know a throwing hims am and they did contain a message to that testimony with even and you neat tack throw paint and the rest showed up on a rock which said i will gill 8 people on 518. >> they pored wheel ramp being am cord apple caught responsible while threatening to write that and we will we do flow if it and this is a am police academy originally pray sprained that first there. and some of them have been told they are welcome to come to campus if she feel more. they held a park for 17-year- old ashley carlson. she died in a car crash on tuesday and they are calling it a memorial for the senior, her graduation. >> she was willing to help everybody and she had smile that lit up the room and i had to smile when i walls faced with it. >>> and 18-year-old ashley kelly was those in the back seat are next from debtly

janine de la vega is joining us live. we just talked to a man who said he heard those shots. >> reporter: yes, he was one of the people who heard the gunshots. this has just left him feeling very uneasy. right now behind me you see police are still here. they're about to wrap up their investigation at least out on the scene. but there is also a crime scene cleaner. because it appears that the shooting happened right here in this area. this is just a couple blocks away from mcculllam elementary school. let's go to video of the shooting. we know a 911 call came in around 11 crank last night that a man had been shot at least once. he was rushed to the hospital by family members. we are told family members do live in the area and a couple of hours later he was pronounced dead. we from receiving some information from police that the car that he was driving in that is being taken as evidence because it's a possibility that he might have been in that car when he was shot. homicide detectives have been out here all night. they ha

good morning janine. >> reporter: good morning, dave.ifornia will start issuing driver's licenses to undocumented workers. i just spoke if a man who said he has heard of this scam people without papers are being offered a license now for a fee. that is why san jose police are warning that some is criminals are asking up to $1,000 a person to obtain a legal license. officer say always be aware of agents claiming to be able to help you by giving you money. some are posing as lawyers and staff members to the department of motor vehicles. and there are also false dmv websites. as well as pass a written and behind the wheel driving test we will be able to get a license. right now the dmv is in the process of reviewing all of those documents needed to verify identity and resident. the public will get a chance to comment on the proposed regulations in the summer those licenses won't be available until next year. reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> accusations of hiding millions of dollars. what is happening t

reporting live in morgan hill janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning san jose police are asking for the public's help to find a missing 74-year-old man. giarmo was last seen around 1:00 yesterday afternoon at the dmv in santa clara. he is considered to be at risk because he suffered from dementia. he may be disoriented. and may be driving a brown chevy colorado truck. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing a morgan hill teenager is due back in court this morning. antolin garcia torres' first court appearance after the judge announced he would seek the death penalty. he is accused of killing the 125-year-old girl -- 15-year- old girl while she was on her way to school. >>> there is a warning terror oakland police about a rash of home invasion robberies.

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janine de la vega is there now and janine, you talked to the victim's family. what happened?reporter: yes, the mother was here as well as the aunt. they say that the victim is 25 years old. they are in shock, and they are grieving. in a couple of hours they're going to go view his body. they're in disbelief this happened. they says he was with his wife. they had just finished getting gas, and he was shot while he was in his car here on gridley street. let's go to video we had earlier. at 11 last night, police received a 9-1-1 call that the man had been shot. when officers arrived they couldn't find the victim, and they determined that the man had been taken to the hospital by a family member. he was suffering from at least one gunshot wound, and he died early this morning. police roped off the neighborhood and started looking for witnesses and gathering evidence. >> i heard a gunshot. i heard a car kind of, you know, skirting off to the side and behind us, and then i hear a man and a woman kind of off in the distance kind of like yelling, i couldn't hear exactly what they wer

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of our coverage, good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: hello, torii, you can see there is lots of dry vegetation and nearby homes. anything like a cigarette and a lawn mauer can spark, even though it's just me, over the weekend there was a dozen fires they responded to in the south bay. it happened at this homeless encampment called the jungle and they had to hike down where they were started with propane. there was lots of vegetation in san jose and the drought has made for dryer conditions and it is expected to be a busy fire season. >> we are getting low readings and it is already stating to get higher and we are getting close to critical conditions. >> -- >> reporter: in walnut creek they are working to trim down brush that is 4 feet high. they are working to protect it from any potential fires. with grass being watered, they are being asked to conserve to the drier conditions and that's a troubling problem. >> every house over here would be gone and fire is something we are always worried about. >> fires recommend anybody who has a wooden porch to get that and check for debris th

ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live from san jose and janine, what's happening outside of the courthouse right now? >> reporter: well, some of the people from that area showed up a little while ago. we'll be speaking to one of them soon. but a public hearing will be held here at the courthouse so that the judge can decide whether christopher hubbard should live. again, they feel that the judge -- they are gonna tell the judge that the community isn't equipped to deal with monitoring a convicted serial rapist even if he is considered rehabilitated. christopher hubbard was convicted of raping 23 women in california in the '70s and served time. he moved to the bay area in the early 'le os and -- '80s and raped 15 more women here. he was sentenced to prison for 16 years and after that moved to a state mental hospital. a judge in santa clara county ordered his release in the area of palmdale. people there are upset about it. they say the community doesn't have the law enforcement resources to monitor hubbard. now, joining me now is cheryl holbrook. you are from the antelope valley. you travel

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. exciting.ave more details on today's stage 3 of the amgen tour on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. just look under the to the hoppics section on -- hot topics section on the home page. >>> pg&e is delaying a number of upgrades on the system that were scheduled to be completed this year. the upgrades are part of the pipeline safety enhancement program. the company launched it in response to the 2010 san bruno explosion. a pg&e spokesman says they had hoped to finish the work this year but will be carrying it over into 2015. the company says it needs more time to get construction and environmental permits. >>> 8:08. in a couple of days, muni plans to break ground on a new traffic signal at a dangerous san francisco intersection. this comes less than a week after a young woman was hit while walking across sunset boulevard at yorba street in the outer sunset. she's the third person hit while crossing the intersection this year alone. that includes a deadly accident back in february. muni announced

janine? >> reporter: pam, i just spoke with a man who wishes he could march but he needs to go to work but those who plan on marching will go to work but they will be voting and it has been has since 2006. in advance hose, faith and undocumented workers will in san jose faith and undocumented workers will march. last night organizers there were making banners and preparing for the days events and they are highlighting many struggling because of deportation. i spoke with one man who says he can relate. >> i support it because -- [inaudible] that is why -- [inaudible] >> reporter: you know their struggle? >> i know -- believe me, [inaudible] it is hard. >> reporter: those who are participating are paying good jobs as home prices skyrocket. some say they will work to keep things safe and here in san jose, they will begin and last throughout the day and there will be a map at our lady of guadeloupe at 3:00 p.m. and then the march actually actually begins. >>> they are working to get back on sched

good morning janine. >> reporter: good morning. so far every traveler i've spoken to this morning has heard about the teen stow away. i spoke with a family that's on their way to hawaii, and they say that that security breach scared them. it also concerned congressman eric swaell. he's taking a closer look at the airport perimeter. many are questioning how good security is if a 15-year-old was able to scale the fence and go undetected. last month the boy hopped the fence in the overnight hours and hid in the wheel well of a hawaiian airlines jet making it all the way to maui. security cameras did not capture him climbing over the fence, but video shows an undetected person on the tarmac in san jose. earlier this week, local politicians expressed their frustration after finding out that three weeks before the security breach the transportation security administration cleared san jose's airport as meeting perimeter security requirements. this morning we asked travelers what they want. >> more security. check the fences. there should

are still missing and there was a dangerous situation involving a gas cap that needed to be capped janine de la vega is monitoring what firefighters are doing to find the missing people. >> thank you for joining us, may may 8th. >> let's also talk about your weather, it is a little brisk outside. >> yes, it will drag you across some clouds and a little bit breezy. it is like breezy but it is a little cooler. partly cloudy cooler and breezy. it is only 5:00 a.m. low 50s for some and others and it will be with us throughout the afternoon as well and that is a rip roaring sea breeze and that's a delta breeze an "f" s o 10, but it has come down considerably. occasionally there is some good gusts, and we will have things on the cooler side. breezy at times but downright breezy if you are out towards travis, here is sal. >>> traffic continues to look good with no major issues and there have been no major problems and we did have some earlier issues right when i came in i saw some minor accidents but they had been cleared up. traffic is moving well and it may be a little less than that 24 pleasa

janine. >> reporter: we are here in a strip mall. it's a well traveled area with lots of stores and restaurants and last night a gunman hit this is upway and went across the street robbing them. he's a white man in his 20s with slim build. he has a mohawk hair style and tattoo on his outer left wrist. at 9:00 last night he drove up to a woman walking in the target parking lot and pulled out a shotgun. he then demanded her purse, she refused. his vehicle is a white four- door sedan with a black bra on the front. if you recognize the suspect or have any information, you have asked to call morgan hill police. reporting live, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> despite the ongoing accreditation battle at city college of san francisco today, a record number of students are expected to graduate from the college. the school will hold its 79th commencement ceremony this afternoon. more than 600 graduates are participating in this year's school year. this years keynote speaker will be dustin lance black. >>> leon panetta

reporting live from palo alto, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> time now 6:46, thead news we first brought to you yesterday morning, the death of maya angelo. political activists, poet, she is a among the remember them sculpture and last night people gathered outside that statue to share their grieve and their memories. she moved from arkansas when she was only a teenager and that's her right in the back row, this washington high school year book photo. her son still lives here and he will tell us what he will miss the most about his mom. >> her love and the ability to call her, i saved her last message on my phone and i will never take it off. >> maya angelo was 86 years oil and we still have no idea when and where her funeral will take place. coverage of her death is especially dedicated to her life, just look at hot topics. >>> they spent more than 24 -- he spent more than 24 hours clinging to the tallest cliff. he was stuck and desperate for help. he called rangers late tuesday night saying he got separated from his friends. while he was trying to find a shortcu

joining us from palo alto, here is more janine? >> well, when you are coming to the coffee shop, you are usually not worried about having your movements tracked but that's what is happening when you are coming in to phils. now phils has partnered with euclid and an installed device is back in their stores according to the ss blog back in 2012. those devices pick up the wi-fi signal without their permission and it tracks movements specifically how often customers visit and how long they stay. they say they use euclid to optimize it. there are reports that they may stop using the service and we plan on reaching out to the company to see what they have to say about it. back out here live you can see they are informing customers they use those devices but if you would like to opt out you can visit the website. reporting live, janine de la vega, nice news. >>> time now the former teachers... >> they have been very good to potential of my daughters and i support that 100%. >> however emotional pleas like that were not good enough to brin

good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, dave.robbery is still on the minds of many employees here at clyde's liquor store. it's near 680 and hostetter. this all happened at 10:30 in the morning. you can see even at this time, this strip mall, there's a lot of cars here. there's a lot of people around but that didn't matter to the thief. he stormed vie rently in -- violently in, started to yell and the employees here hope he's caught. >> everybody back. now! open the [bleep] register now! now! now! >> reporter: the surveillance video shows a man in a dark- hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses walk into the liquor store with a shot gun. he yells at ve to get on the ground -- at everybody to get on the ground and strikes a customer in the face with his dpun knocking him to the floor -- gun knocking him to the floor. the robber ends up ranking the cash and running out of the store. we spoke to the cashier, who department want to be identified. she said she feared for her life. >> then he yelled at us, open the drawer, get the money out.

janine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, brian. it was a pretty bold and brazen act.e pan pulled out a gun in a busy shopping center down the street. the woman there got away but then the suspect came here and hit this subway in cochran plaza. surveillance cameras captured images of the suspect. he's a white nan his 20s with a slim build. he has a mohawk hairstyle and a tattoo on his wrist. he drove up to a woman walking in the target parking lot on cochran road and pulled out a shot gun. he demanded her purse. she refused and she drove away. and then a man watching the description walked into a subway with a shot gun. he threatened the employees, robbed the restaurant and left. we spoke to a customer who has a wife who works at the target shopping center he plans to tell her to change his behavior. >> try to have her park close to the door. she already knows now -- i don't like that, especially when she has to go to work at like 5:30 in the morning. sometimes it's still dark. >> reporter: the man was last seen wearing a black punisher t- shirt, green shorts and black

, janine. >>> we are here in a spot and it is always a threat in allan rock and they have to monitor for lightning and it is known to cause fires. they know there is the let of fires and they are preparing and they know strikes can be unpredictable and they said they have seen where it happened before. more than 1,000 lightning strikes an hour have hit northern california and strikes have been helping to battle fire and they could be busy again with this weather pattern. >>> we are waiting for it to thoroughly dry out because of the upper heat and we will be experiencing burning conditions just like what we had in san diego. >> reporter: firefighters with more than a dozen and the combination of the dry drought and high winds contributed to that. they have cleared debris away from their homes and cleared the pine needles to prevent a fire from sparking up. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> all right, jeanine. >>> dozens of bay area firefighters are back home helping to fight those fires in southern california. you have been lifted in southern california and includin

janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. >>> students at uc berkeley are also planning to hold a vigil tonight night. it's set for 8:00 p.m. at memorial glade, the big lawn area near the main library at campus. people are being asked to bring a candle and a lighter. janet napolitano has lowered all universities to be lowered at half staff until june 1st last night. >>> senator richard bloomenthal from connecticut said congress should have taken action after the sandy hook massacre. >> that day in april last year, when we had 55 votes but failed to reach the 60 needed to pass a comprehensive measure was in fact a day of shame and disgrace in the united states congress. >> he says he's determined to get measures passed that include mental health. police say elliot rodger passed a background check to buy a gun. that's despite a history of mental illness. >>> a san jose teenager is recovering from the physical and emotional trauma she suffered this morning as she was the innocent bystander of a drive-by shooting. >> i

jana -- janine de la vega with more. >> reporter: linked in is at the britannia shoreline technology center. inside a set of older office buildings, that the company would like to re-develop. that is according to documents submitted to the city. here's a map of the two spots where the tech giant wants to expand. both along shoreline boulevard, larger parcels in the north bay shore area. the second location is near u.s. 101 across from the computer history museum. linked in, the largest social network for professionals has been expanding throughout the bay area. the company recently acquired property that uses office space in san francisco and earlier in the year laid down roots in sun anyveil -- sunnyvale. up to 8,000 square feet of office space would be redeveloped. the company also would like to buy highrises at one of the proposed sites. >> i think it's exciting to at least look at. we have not seen the detailed plans yet or what exactly is being proposed but i think anything that allows -- that shows there's still one significant interest in the north bay shore area is good for m

ktvu janine de la vega is out there now.he'll have more on that video coming up at 6:00. >>> just one hour ago we talked to bart police about a stabbing on board of a train passing through oakland last night. one bart passenger stabbed another in the arm. police stopped the train at the san leandro bart station to look for the attacker but apparently he got off the train at another station. police say they still don't know if this was a random attack or if the attack was targeted. >>> target ceo has stepped down almost five months after a security breach that effected 90 million target customers. the ceo greg has agreed to step down effective immediately. he's also said he will resign from target's board of directors. target has appointed john medical began as the interim ceo. >>> tickets go on sale for paul mccartney. he will return to the place where the beatles played their last concert back in 1966. tickets go on sale at 10:00 a.m.. it is the last stop on mccartney's out there tour. >>> a battle over a beach. coming up i

more demonstrations are planned today and ktvu's janine de la vega joins us live with that part of the story. >> reporter: good afternoon, in a couple of hours a motorcycle group will be holding a rally. they will be holding american flags riding past live oak high school. the school district has put up this temporary chain-link fence to shield the students who don't want to be bothered with this controversy. that truck has been riding past the school back and frgt with the american flag all moring long but the students here say they want to show unity. a chp helicopter flew over live oak high school this morning. on the ground, a show of police prepared for any outbursts that might occur. instead, it was quiet and peaceful on the cinco de mayo as demonstrators holding american flags lined the street in front of live oak high school. we think that the american flag is a symbol of freedom. it should be displayed 365 days a year. it shouldn't be babbed. >> reporter: this former student was one of the four students who wore a shirt with the american flag on it in cinco de mayo 2010. he sa

reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:36. a santa rosa man was killed when he was hit by a truck that police say was driven by a man who was drunk. it happened about 4:00 yesterday afternoon on occidental road near stoney point road. police say the victim, a man in his 70s, was hit by the truck as he was about to get into his parked car. police say the driver failed a sobriety test at the scene and was later arrested. >>> 7:36. paramedics and hospitals are preparing for more heat-related calls today which is expected to be the hottest day so far this year. santa clara paramedics say they are responding to a steady stream of calls from people suffering from the heat. they say everyone needs to take the necessary precautions to stay cool. >> we do get busy. it's not only people in their homes getting hot. it's people out working on construction sites. people in traffic, with the windows down they just become hot. >> paramedics say it's important to stay hydrated and out of the sun if possible. you should call for help if you st

goerming, janine -- good morning, janine. >> reporter: we're here near the entrance of alum rock parkry vegetation. there's also homes on the hills. the firefighters are watching this area carefully because there's a possibility of lightning. they are gearing up to prepare. they have the ability to map where the strikes have happened before. the last occurrence was in 2003 when 1,000 an hour hit northern california. firefighters from the bay area have returned from helping southern california fires and could be busy again with this weather pattern. >> down there seeing evacuations. there's tons of neighborhoods where it's cleaned out. it's vet there when you -- it's very real when you are there. >> reporter: fire so son started with more than a dozen brush fires in the south bay. to help, firefighters are asking people to clear debris away from their homes and to clear the pine needles away from their -- from the gutters. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:37. governor jerry brown says this could be the worse fire season in california history.